The Social Problem Of Globalization

Social issues are defined as problems that society identifies as the cause of preventing them from functioning optimally. There are four factors that constitutes a social issue. Firstly, the general public must acknowledge the current circumstances to be a problem. Secondly, the current circumstances embodies detrimental values that society does not want to have. Thirdly, a large group within the society must be able to identify the problem as worrisome. Lastly, with the collaboration of groups and societies, the problem can be resolved (Horton & Leslie, 1970).

Climate change is the change in climate patterns globally and the increased global temperature and environmental phenomenons we experience in recent years is generally attributed to

One such social problem would be globalisation where it is a international convergence and integration of different societies, cultures and economies. However, many societies associate the influx of immigrants across continents as the root cause of the strain on social fabric and amounts to increasing social tension due to issues of overcrowding and difficulty in assimilation. Even in local context where Singaporeans attributed religious and racial harmony to be a essential component in Singapore’s success (Lee, 2009), a survey conducted by The Straits Time found out that 61 percent of Singaporeans faced difficulties getting along with foreigners in Singapore (Chang & Ong, 2012). Hence globalisation is a social phenomena that is closely watched by social scientists as even though globalisation will open up new opportunities economically, the repercussion on society is already

An alternative form of measurement can come from the Standard of Living. Standard of Living is defined as the measure of the quality of life and how much consumers are able to consume goods and services. A few of the indicators for the quality of life are the general health of a population, life expectancy of population and the availability and affordability of housing. According to the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), research have showed that an increase in one degree Celsius decreases the lifespan for the old with chronic health issues. At the same time, summer temperature variability could pose a major public health problem. Climate change also displaces settlements as seen in the case of Pakistan where major floods triggered by climate change displaced over 9 million people (Brickle and Thomas, 2014). Hence it is seen that climate change actually brings down the Standard of Living which is a huge alarm to economists as it indicates a drop in our economic well-being and